Mirror-support.



' No. 790,537. PATENTED MAY 23, 1905.

' E. A. & E.-W. THAYBR.

MIRROR SUPPORT.-

APPLICATION FILED jnov. 22.1904.

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UNITED STATES EMMIE ALICE THAYER Patented May 23, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

AND EMILY VVAITEE THAYER, OF BELLOWS FALLS, VERMONT.

MIRROR-SUPPORT.

I SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 790,537, dated May23, 1905.

Application filed November 22, 1904:. Serial No. 233,863-

To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that we, EMMIE ALICE TI'IAYER and EMILY WAITEE THAYER,citizens of the United States, and residents of Bellows Falls,

by suitable devices connected with her person as to enable her to usethe same as she would a hand-glass and still have both hands free forattending to her toilet.

Referring to the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure lis a perspective View of the embodiment of our invention,

showing the same connected with the person of a lady supposed to beusing it. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same, showing it not inuse and with the small mirror turned to present its back. Fig. 3 is adetail plan view of the elongated loop through which the mirror-engagingspindle is passed.

The small mirror 1, composing a part of our arrangement, is preferablymade from rather thin glass for the sake of lightness and is mounted ona thin metallic back 2, suitably inclosing the edges of the mirror.Riveted, soldered, or otherwise secured to the rear of said back is aplate of metal 4, having a socketgroove 3 therein, within which islocated the spindle 16 friction-tight. Said spindle is preferably formedas a continuation of the brace 15, the lower extremity of which is bentor headed to render it smooth and non-injurious to the fabric or fleshof the users chest. Also friction-tight about said spindle is the coil12, formed at the junction of and integral with the two arms 10 10,which are designed to connect with the ears of the user thereof, asshown in Fig. 1, the ends of said arms being formed with the hooks 11for engagement with said ears. These arms are preferably curvedsomewhat, as indicated in Fig. 2, in order not to press against thecheek of the user, and said hooks are located substantially higher thanthe arms in order that the latter may come sufficiently below the eyesof the user when the books 11 are clasping her ears as not to interferewith the lines of vision. As shown in Fig. 3, said coil or loop 12 isconsiderably elongated, while snugly fitting laterally upon the spindle16 for the purpose of permitting such spindle a swinging adjustmenttoward and from the users eyes. this is to enable the brace 15 by havingits lower end varied in position up and down the users chest to therebyswing said spindle to such an angle as will give the mirror an up' wardor downward cant and enable the user to view either the topmost featherof her hat, her collar, or even her skirt. The best way in which to formthis elongated coil 12 is to first wind the wire of which it is composedupon a suitable cylindrical mandrel and afterward compress the coil tothe width of in- .terior desired in order to have it fit frictiontightupon the spindle. The socket 3 by its friction-tight clasp upon saidspindle causes the mirror to remain at any horizontal angle to which itmay be turned.

It is preferable to have the coil 12 give an inward resilient pressureto the arms 10 10 sufficient to bring the latter nearly together whennot in use. This permits of the entire arrangement being put into asmall compass in one plane,'the mirror being turned on the spindle tolie in the same plane and the arms being brought wholly together. Hencethe entire device can be packed in a space hardly thicker than a sheetof pasteboard. The other object in giving said arms an inward resilientpressure is to aid the hooks 11 in their grip upon the ears of the user,the same clasping the users head rather tightly between them.

What we claim as our invention, and for which we desire Letters Patent,is as follows, to wit:

1. The combination with a mirror, of arms supporting the sameconstructed to be remov- The advantage of ably attachable to the head ofthe user thereof, and a brace loosely held at the free ends of said armsand constructed to rest against the chest of the user of the mirror; theupper end of said brace being provided with a spindle rigid therewithupon which said mirror is rotatably mounted; said brace and spindlebeing constructed to swing said mirror toward and from a vertical planeby the shifting of the lower end of such brace upon the chest of theuser.

2. The combination With a mirror, of a pair of Wire arms supporting thesame at their outer ends, and means for bracing said arms againstdepression of their outer ends; the inner end of each of said arms beingeach formed with a hook for engaging the ears of the user.

3. The combination with a mirror, of a pair of arms each formed with ahook for engaging the ears of the user thereof, means at the outer endsof said arms for the support of I said mirror, and a brace extendingfrom said outer ends to the chest the mirror.

4:. The'combination of a mirror having a socket at its back, a spindlepenetrating said socket, a brace integral with said spindle, and a pairof arms having a coil at their juncture penetrated by said spindle, andmeans at their inner ends for the engagement of the head of the userthereof.

5. The combination of a mirror having a socket at its back, a spindlepenetrating said socket, abrace integral with said spindle, a pair ofarms having at their inner ends means for engaging the head of the userthereof and of the person using at their juncture an elongated coilpenetrated by said spindle.

6. The combination of a mirror having a socket at its back, a spindlepenetrating said socket, a pair of arms adj ustably holding said spindleat their outer ends and having ear-engaging hooks at their inner ends,and means for bracing said arms against depression.

7. The combination of a mirror, \vire arms supporting said mirror havingear-engaging hooks at their inner ends, and means for bracing said armsagainst depression; said hooks rising above the level of said arms forthe purpose ofgiving free vision to the user thereof.

8. The combination with a mirror, of a wire bent to form a pair of armseach having an ear-engaging hook at its end, and a springcoil at thejuncture, and a brace for said arms; said mirror being supported by saidarms, and said spring-coil being arranged to press said arms toward eachother.

9. The combination of a mirror having a socket at its back, a spindlepenetrating said socket, a brace integral with said spindle, and a pairof arms formed from spring-wire having ear-engaging hooks at their ends,and an elongated coil at their juncture penetrated by said spindle.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing invention We have hereunto setour hands this 19th day of November, 1904.

EMMIE ALICE THAYER. EMILY \VAITEE THAYER. Witnesses:

ABBIE T. LEONARD, EUGENE S. LEONARD.

